上海市闵行区2021届高三下学期质量调研考试(二模)英语试卷 Word版含答案.docx

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1、闵行区 2020 学年第二学期高三年级质量调研考试英语试卷I. Listening Comprehension Section ADirections:In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you

2、 hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. A bank officer.B. A policeman.C. A lawyer.D. A delivery man.2. A. Unpleasant atmosphere.B. Terrible food.C. Slow service.D. Unacc

3、eptable price.3. A. Cloudy.B. Clear.C. Rainy.D. Overcast.4. A. Work in groups.B. Give presentations.C. Turn in their homework.D. Check their answers.5. A. Depressed.B. Uncertain.C. Sad.D. Relived.6. A. Make a medical appointment.B. Give the man a ride.C. Buy the man some medicine.D. Take the man to

4、the hospital.7. A. To participate in a skiing race.B. To apply for a new job.C. To begin a new career.D. To sell the house in Italy.8. A. Hell accept the job.B. He is busy on Sunday.C. He will not work on Sunday.D. He will turn down the offer.9. A. Differences in customs.B. Differences in pronunciat

5、ions.C. Differences in words.D. Differences in accents.10. A. He knows very little about John.B. John doesnt deserve the promotion.C. John should earn more money.D. He doesnt care for the news.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you wi

6、ll be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the qu

7、estion you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Dogs become tired out.B. Cats are very happy.C. Dogs feel enjoyable.D. Cats get injured easily.12. A. They misunderstand each other.B. They are worried about their behaviors.C. They enjoy exactly the same hobbies

8、.D. They wave their tails too often.13. A. Dogs are good at hunting animals.B. Dogs dont like cats naturally.C. Cats usually like playing with dogs.D. Dogs and cats can possibly live in harmony.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Record studios.B. Individual persons.C.

9、Social media.D. Live concerts.15. A. They should start their career on their own.B. They should get advice from the talented musicians.C. They should use online stages fully to become noticeable.D. They should seek cooperation with recording companies.16. A. Comparison of musicians living at differe

10、nt ages.B. Advice for those who want to stand out in music career.C. The development of music styles at present.D. Peoples different attitudes toward different musicians.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. Its not big enough.B. Its out of their budget.C. There is n

11、o garden.D. The kitchen is too small.18. A. Its within the price range.B. Its spacious for the family.C. Its in bad conditions.D. Its ideally located.19. A. The unacceptable rent.B. The inconvenient location.C. The noise around.D. The incomplete equipment.20. A. Go on looking for an apartment.B. Dec

12、orate their new apartment.C. Move to the basement suite.D. Buy new furniture.II. Grammar and vocabulary Section ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the prope

13、r form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Everywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets. (21) connected electronically, they are away from physical reality.People

14、(22) (influence) to become technology addicted. One survey reported that “addicted” was the word most commonly used by people (23) (describe) theirrelationship to iPad and similar devices.One study found that people had a harder time(24) (resist) the temptation of social media than they did for slee

15、p, cigarettes and alcohol.The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life. They have successfully created a cultural disease. I see people (25) (trap) in a pathological ( 病态的 ) relationship with time-c

16、onsuming technology, (26) they serve technology more than technology serves them. I call this technology servitude (奴役). I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence (27) uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money.What is a healthy use of technology

17、 devices? That is the vital question. Who is really in charge of my life?That is what we need to ask (28) if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about the use of technology. When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control a

18、nd personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology. Mae West is famous for the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful.” (29) its time to discover that it does not work for technology.Richard Fernandez, an executive coach at

19、 Google acknowledged that “we can be swept away by our technologies.” To break the grand digital connection, people must consider (30) life long ago couldbe fantastic without todays overused technology.Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be u

20、sed only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. potentialB. limitlessG. expandH. equalC. attachedD. initialI. recognitionJ. threatenE. promotionK. practiceF. appealCelebrity (名人) has become one of the most important representatives of popular culture. Fans used to be crazy about a s

21、pecific film, but now the public tends to base its consumption on the interest of celebrity 31to any given product. Besides, fashion magazines have almostabandoned the 32 of putting models on the cover because they dont sell nearly as well as famous faces. As a result, celebrities have realized thei

22、r unbelievably powerful market 33 , moving from advertising for others products to developing their own.Celebrity clothing lines arent a completely new phenomenon, but in the past, they were typically aimed at the ordinary consumers, and limited to a few TV actresses. Today theyre started by first -

23、class stars whose products enjoy34fame with some world top brands. The most successful start-ups have been those by celebrities with specific personal style. As celebrities become more and more experienced at the market, they try to35their production scale rapidly, covering almost all the products o

24、f daily life.However, for every success story, theres a related warning tale of a celebrity who overvalued his consumer36 . No matter how famous the products origin is, if it fails to impress consumers with its own qualities, it begins to resemble an exercise in self-promotional marketing. And once

25、the 37 attention dies down, consumer interest might fade, loyalty returning to tried-and-true labels.Today, celebrities face even more severe embarrassment. The pop -cultural circle might be bigger than ever, but its rate of turnover has speeded up as well. Each misstep is likely to38 to reduce a ce

26、lebritys shelf life, and the same newspaper or magazine that once brought him fame has no problem picking him to pieces when the opportunity appears. Still, the egos (自我的) potential for expansion is39 . Having already achieved great wealth and public40 , many celebrities see fashion as the next fron

27、tier to be conquered. As the saying goes, success and failure always go hand in hand. Their success as designers might last only a short time, but fashionlike celebrityhas always been temporary.III. Reading Comprehension Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four wor

28、ds or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Many things happen when people are ageing. Apart from the greying hair and wrinkled skin, there is a(n)41 change which comes with older age. When humans reach their later years, they favour more

29、 long-term42 and their social circle is reduced.Now, for what appears to be the first time, scientists have seen the same 43 in another species. Twenty years of observations of chimpanzees ( 猩 猩 ) reveal that older males choose to keep contact with their 44 friends at the expense of other relationsh

30、ips.The researchers studied 78,000 hours of observations made between 1996 and 2016 that followed the social45 of 21 male chimpanzees between the ages of 15 and 58 years old. They classified the chimps 46 depending on the amount of time they sat with others and groomed ( 梳 毛 ) them. They then rated

31、( 分 类 ) the various pairings as mutual ( 相 互 的 ) friendships, where both chimps seemed to enjoy the relationship; 47 friendships, where one chimp was more keen to be friends than the other; and non-friendships, where neither chimp showed 48 the other.When the scientists looked at the49of friendships

32、, they found that the older chimps had more mutual friendships and fewer one-sided friendships than younger chimps. Another50seen in older humans was also spotted in the chimps. As the males got older, their levels of51gradually become less, meaning they started fewer fights and tended to threaten o

33、thers in their group less often.The observations have left the researchers52. According to an idea in psychology known associo-emotional selectivity theory, older humans prefer more53relationships because they are aware that time is running out. However many animal experts argue that chimpanzees54th

34、e human sense of mortality (死亡), suggesting something else is driving the behaviour.Robin Dunbar, a professor of evolutionary psychology at the University of Oxford, said in humans, the 55 social circles with age is due to declining social motivation to get out and meet people combined by lack of op

35、portunity. In chimpanzees, as older males compete less for mates, they may focus on close, reciprocal (互惠的) relationships with trusted partners, he said.41. A. physicalB. intellectualC. emotionalD. functional42. A. habitsB. friendsC. tasksD. ideas43. A. problemB. obstacleC. struggleD. behaviour44. A

36、. establishedB. respectiveC. experiencedD. thoughtful45. A. skillsB. reputationsC. interactionsD. positions46. A. intelligenceB. relationshipsC. popularityD. performances47. A. easy-goingB. warm-heartedC. self-relyingD. one-sided48. A. respect forB. courage toC. interest inD. loyalty to49. A. patter

37、nsB. importanceC. meaningsD. development50. A. instinctB. disadvantageC. featureD. belief51. A. responsibilityB. aggressionC. reliabilityD. advancement52. A. delightedB. amusedC. relivedD. puzzled53. A. unknownB. positiveC. insecureD. senseless54. A. lackB. obtainC. imitateD. abandon55. A. absence f

38、romB. isolation fromC. decrease inD. distinction inSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information

39、given in the passage you have just read.(A)Each day, 10 -year-old Seth asked his mom for more and more lunch money. Yet he seemed skinnier than ever and came home from school hungry. It turned out that Seth was handing his lunch money to fifth grader, who was threatening to beat him up if he didnt p

40、ay.Most kids have been made fun of by a brother or a friend at some point. And its not usually harmful when done in a playful and friendly way, and both kids find it funny. But when teasing becomes hurtful, unkind, and constant, it crosses the line into bullying and needs to be stopped.Bullying is i

41、ntentional torment (折磨) in physical or psychological ways. It can range from hitting, name-calling and threats to blackmailing (勒索) money and possessions. Some kids bully others by deliberately separating them and spreading rumours about them. Others use social media or electronic messaging to make

42、fun of others or hurt their feelings.Its important to take bullying seriously and not just brush it oafsfsomething that kids have to tolerate. The effects can be serious and affect kids sense of safety and self -worth. In severe cases, bullying has contributed to tragedies, such as suicides and scho

43、ol shootings.Kids bully for a variety of reasons. Sometimes they pick on kids because they need a victimsomeone who seems emotionally or physically weaker, or just acts or appears different in some wayto feel more important, popular, or in control. Although some bullies are bigger or stronger than t

44、heir victims, thats not always the case.Sometimes kids bully others because thats the way theyve been treated. They may think their behavior is normal because they come from families or other settings where everyone regularly gets angry and shouts or callseach other names.Unless your child tells you

45、 about bullyingor has visible injuriesit can be difficult to figure out if its happening.56. What is the authors purpose of telling Seths story?A. To introduce the topic of bullying.B. To seek help for the victims of bullying.C. To analyze the cause of bullying.D. To display the effects of bullying

46、on kids.57. What does the phrase “brush it off” (in paragraph 4) probably mean?A. Remove bullying.B. Ignore bullying.C. Avoid bullying.D. Punish bullying.58. According to the passage, which of the following about bullying is NOT true?A. Bullying is accidental behaviors.B. Those who bully get emotion

47、al satisfaction.C. The weak are easy to be bullied.D. The experience of being bullied can lead to bullying.59. What will the following paragraph most probably talk about?A. Problems of bullying.B. Cause and effect of bullying.C. Signs of bullying.D. Psychological reasons of bullying.(B)Welcome to th

48、e online Macmillan Dictionary of the BUZZWORD of the month.Word entry JOMOJOMO is an acronym (首字母缩略词) standing for the expression , and it simply refers to the gratifying feeling you get when you break away from the (real or virtual) activities of your social group and spend time doing exactly what you most want to do.JOMO is often descr